 he dearest idol I have known, Whate'er that idol be, Help me to tear it from Thy throne, And worship only Thee. So shall my walk be close with God, Calm and serene my frame ; So purer light shall mark the road That leads me to the  Poems ...di William Cowper - 1885 - 334 pagineVisualizzazione estratti - Informazioni su questo libro
 | John Enright - 1920 - 260 pagine
...Lamb. This hymn held me long and fast. The lines of the fifth verse especially enchained me— "The dearest idol I have known, Whate'er that idol be, Help me to tear it from it* throne And worship only Thee." I could go no further with my thoughts. I sat still whilst... | |
 | 1920 - 732 pagine
...return! Fair messenger of rest! I hate the sins that made thee mourn, And drove thee from my breast. "The dearest idol I have known, Whate'er that idol be, Help me to tear it from thy throne, And worship only thee." In the doing of his Father's will he found it necessary... | |
 | Thomas Wright - 1921 - 444 pagine
...return, Sweet messenger of rest: I hate the sins that made Thee mourn, And drove Thee from my breast. The dearest idol I have known, Whate'er that idol be,...walk be close with God, Calm and serene my frame; Then purer light shall mark the road That leads me to the Lamb." Such was the hymn as Cowper first... | |
 | Thomas Wright - 1921 - 440 pagine
...return, Sweet messenger of rest: I hate the sins that made Thee mourn, And drove Thee from my breast. The dearest idol I have known, Whate'er that idol be,...walk be close with God, Calm and serene my frame; Then purer light shall mark the road That leads me to the Lamb." Such was the hymn as Cowper first... | |
 | Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Church - 1925 - 976 pagine
...-« HI S . II •0Ж À light to shine up - on the road I hate the sins that made Thee mourn 3 The dearest idol I have known, Whate'er that idol be, Help me to tear ¡t from Thy throne, And worship only Thee. ^ That leads me to the Lamb! And drove Thee from my breast.... | |
 | Mildmay conference - 1869 - 402 pagine
...will fill it." Oh, what a great promise ! Are we afraid to take it in ? We sing sometimes— " The dearest idol I have known, Whate'er that idol be, Help me to tear it from Thy throne, And worship only Thee." Here is the promise: " If thou wilt hearken unto Me, there... | |
 | William Barclay - 1976 - 224 pagine
...his house upon the head of his wife and children; yet, thought I, I must do it, I must do it." "The dearest idol I have known, Whate'er that idol be, Help me to tear it from thy throne, And worship only thee." Abraham was the man who would sacrifice even the dearest... | |
 | Canterbury Press - 1989 - 540 pagine
...Sweet messenger of rest; I hate the sins that made thee mourn, And drove thee from my breast. 3 The dearest idol I have known, Whate'er that idol be, Help me to tear it from thy throne, And worship only thee. 4 So shall my walk be close with God, Calm and serene my... | |
 | Bernard Marie Dupriez - 1991 - 572 pagine
...and accumulations* of superlatives or of such excluding expressions as 'onl/ or 'the only/ Ex: The dearest idol I have known, Whate'er that idol be; Help me to tear it from Thy throne, And worship only thee. W. Cowper, Onley Hymns, I The ultimate expedient is to denounce... | |
 | Bertus Frederick Polman, Marilyn Kay Stulken, James Rawlings Sydnor - 1994 - 328 pagine
...return, Sweet messenger of rest; 1 hate the sins that made thee mourn, And drove thee from my breast. The dearest idol I have known, Whate'er that idol be,...purer light shall mark the road That leads me to the Lamb. Be Thou My Vision Irish (c. 700) 10.10.9.10 Trans. Mary E. Byrne (1905) Vers. Eleanor Hull (1912)... | |
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